Pelé
Cristiano Ronaldo, Barack Obama and Usain Bolt Remember Soccer Icon and “Sporting Legend” Pelé
Cristiano Ronaldo, Usain Bolt and Barack Obama are among the friends, fellow athletes and notable figures remembering Pelé, the Brazilian soccer legend who died Thursday at the age of 82. His agent told the Associated Press that the three-time World Cup winner, whose real name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento, died after he was hospitalized for the past month. […]
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Pelé, Charismatic Master of the “Beautiful Game,” Dies at 82
The Brazilian soccer star and global icon sparkled on three World Cup winners and closed his career in America in the '70s
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Soccer Legend Pelé to Spend Christmas in Hospital Amid Cancer Battle Worsening
Pelé, who is a soccer legend, will spend the Christmas holidays in a hospital after learning his cancer has progressed. The three-time World Cup winner, whose real name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento, has been undergoing chemotherapy in his battle against cancer since September 2021 when he had a colon tumor removed. His daughter, Kelly Cristina Nascimento, […]
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